【公开课】必修一Unit3 Reading

maybe you can not see ___D______.
A. Waterfalls
B. hills and villages
C. Plains where rice grows D. desert
scanning
1. Altogether there are __D___peole who will take the trip. A. one B. two C. three D. four
South China Sea
Background
"Khong, The mother of water" The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,350 km (2,703 mi), and it drains an area of 795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 457 km3 (110 cu mi) of water annually.
D. The Mekong River finally flows into the South China Sea
4. Put the following sentences into proper order according to the text. a.The river delta enters the South China Sea. b.The Mekong River begins at a glacier on a Tibetan moutain. c.At first, the Mekong River is small, and the river is clear and cold. d. The Mekong River enters the Southeast Asia e.The Mekong River travels across the western Yunnan province. f. The Mekong River leaves China.
2. It can be inferred from the passage that Wang Kun is a _D___person. A. brave B.kind C. timid D. careful
3. According to the text, which of the C
following statements is not true?
When I told her the difficulties we would come across during the journey, she gave me a _d_et_e_r_m__in_e_d_ look--- the kind that said she would not c_h_a_n__ge__h_e_r_ _m_i_n_d_. I know once she has _m_a_d_e_ _u_p__ h__er__ _m_i_n_d_, nothing can change it. I had to _g_i_v_e_ _i_n__.
China. F 9. There are no waterfalls in the Mekong
River. F 10. You can see glacier, rapids, valleys, T
waterfalls and plains along the river.
Complete this passage
Unit 3 Travel Journal
Reading
The Great Riverocation(位置)
Lancang River
England
Seine [sein]塞纳河
Egypt
Nile
Central Africa
Kongo 刚果河
Wang Wei.
3. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?
The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.
6. The source of the river is in QingHai Province and it enters the east China Sea. F
7. They found few atlas and books about
Mekong River in library. F 8. All parts of the Mekong River are in
Ever since m__i_d_d_le_ _sc_h_o_o_l_, I and Wang Wei have dreamed about having a great _b_i_k_e_ __tr_i_p_. It was Wang Wei who first had the idea to _c_y_c_le_ along the entire Mekong River from where it _b_e_g_in_s_ to where it _e_n_d_s. My sister doesn’t _c_a_r_e_ _a_b_o_u_t_ details, because she doesn’t know the best way of getting to places.
b,c,e,f,d,a
1.What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s idea of a good trip?
careful reading
Their idea was to take a great bike trip.
2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong?
4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong? You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.
waterfall
plain
glacier valley
skimming
1.The type of writing of this passage is_C____.
A. news B. advertisement C. travel journal D. product instruction
2.When you travel along the Mekong River
4. Wang Wei persuaded their cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang, to join in their cycling. T
5. Before flowing in other countries, the Mekong River is called the Lancang River. T
the US
Amazon 亚马逊河
France
Mississippi
China
Thames [temz]泰晤士河 Brazil
Brain Storming
travel along a river to make electricity
How do people who live beside a river make use of it?
6. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?
Wang Kun’s character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible Wang Wei’s character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking
A. Wang Kun thinks it too cold and too high to start their trip in Qinghai.
B. They found a large atlas with good maps in the library.
C. At first, the Mekong River is small, and the water is clear and warm.
to irrigate (灌溉) their fields go swimming
The Mekong River
giant softshell turtle
List the countries that Mekong flows through
China Myanmar Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam
Reading
Part 1 The dream and the plan
Listen to the tape and get the main idea of each paragraph
Main idea of each paragraph
Para. 1 Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream. Para. 2 Their different attitudes and Wang Wei is stubborn. Para. 3 Preparing for their trip.
Can you tell the differences between the Langcang River and the Mekong River?